About Cote d'Ivoire
official name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (R�publique de C�te d'lvoire) capital: Yamoussoukro (Abidjan remains the administrative center) head of state: President Laurent Gbagbo state: multi party population: 17,654,843 independence: from France in 1960 languages: French (official) religion: Christian 34%, Muslim 27%, no religion 21%, animist 15%, other 3% (1998) currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) media: NA
legal wise
status of homosexuality: legal age of consent: 15 laws covering homosexual activity: Not mentioned in law - no sodomy laws exist. background information and government attitudes: 9.95: At UN 4th Conference on Women in Beijing opposed the (unsuccessful) proposal for inclusion of references to "sexual orientation" in the draft "Platform for Action"
Communication
main lines in use: 257,900 (2004) cellular telephones: 2.19 million (2005) Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998). Television broadcast stations: 14 (1999). Internet hosts: 2,534 (2006) Internet users: 160,000 (2005)
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